Read with Your Spirit!

“Now He said to them, ‘These are My words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things which are written about Me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled.’ Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, and He said to them, ‘Thus it is written, that the Christ would suffer and rise again from the dead the third day, and that repentance for forgiveness of sins would be proclaimed in His name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things. And behold, I am sending forth the promise of My Father upon you; but you are to stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high.’” Luke 24:44-49

Have you ever experienced a time when the Scriptures seemed to say nothing to you? You read but you could not understand the truth or the meaning of those inspired words? Even the Psalmist knew that dilemma and voiced his concern by saying, “Open my eyes, that I may behold wonderful things from Your law” (Psalm 119:18).

The wise guidance of the Proverbs tells us: “Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight” (Proverbs 3:5-6).

When you approach the reading of God’s Word, do you find yourself reading with your mind or with your spirit? Surely the truth must first enter the mind to reach the spirit. But do you have as your intended goal the transmission of truth from your mind to you spirit? Many there are who have memorized whole passages and chapters of the Word but whose lives do not reflect the righteousness of which those words speak. Like Christ’s disciples, we need to have our understanding opened so that we might comprehend the Scriptures and know the truth which can set us - and others - free.

“Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures” (Luke 24:45).